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Old 02-16-2010, 11:58 AM
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Tinting Tail Lights

So I'm looking to tint my tail lights. Actually, not the whole tail light but only the white center strip (turn signal area). Does any one have any pictures of theirs done this way? My car is leased and don't really want to tint the whole tail light... just looking for something that would be easy to undo.

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That looks great!
Did you use tint spray or regular tint film?
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just use tint if ur gonna do that part. you could get it for like $50 or $60
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IMHO on white cars it looks better to tint the red part of the taillights and leave the middle area white

(added chrome turn signal bulbs since this pic was taken)
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Would like to bump this up... I too want the OEM look of tinted tails on the white area.

Kinda looking to replicate this look if anyone has any tips. I emailed Lamin-x and they say its pretty hard to do on the C's

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I remember seeing some precut vinyl tint kits for sale on ebay. I just checked and didnt see them. I'll let you know if I do come across them.
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I've hated on tinting tails before, but Ron Jr's middle strip tint looks good, especially on a black car.. just may do that..
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
I've hated on tinting tails before, but Ron Jr's middle strip tint looks good, especially on a black car.. just may do that..
Looks cheap to me if you have LED turn signals...I like to see the LED pattern with the lights off. It would be nice if you could tint the housing and not the glass.
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Originally Posted by blue00r6
I've hated on tinting tails before, but Ron Jr's middle strip tint looks good, especially on a black car.. just may do that..
Most importantly, he's not tinting the part that says "STOP".
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Originally Posted by mr inkredibul
Looks cheap to me if you have LED turn signals...
Unfortunately I don't have that problem

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